Record Ride to Date: 26.4 Miles!

Wow! I can’t believe that I rode 26 miles yesterday! It felt amazing.

I discovered this great place to ride called River Rd. There’s not too much traffic, no lights or stop signs and there is a bike lane - one of the few in town. So far, I love it. As you would expect, the road goes alongside the river (Cape Fear River) and at the end there is a big bridge that leads to Carolina Beach. My next goal will be to bike all the way to the beach and after today’s ride I think I’ll be able to do it.

I’m discovering a part of myself that I really didn’t know existed - physically, that is. I never knew that I could push myself this much and it’s feeling really wonderful. I can feel a competitive sportier me coming to the surface that existed back in High School.  I’m actually starting to entertain thoughts of biking trips, races, and things like this that I could not have imagined myself doing a year ago.

A big dream would be to do a bicycle trip oversees - I LOVE Italy, so maybe this will make it into my travel plans for the near future. That would be so amazing!

I’m feeling stronger, my endurance feels better and I’m pushing myself a lot harder than I had been while walking for cardio. Next month, I’m going to really start doing some serious cycling and begin a log of my miles and times. This is fun stuff! AND I can feel myself losing more weight (or at least inches) since I started biking.

WooHoo!